Google Pixel 10 Exploits Earned Hackers $560,000 at Pwn2Own
Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 awarded over $1.2 million; three teams earned $560,000 for Google Pixel 10 exploits, including Ikotas Labs' full $300,000 zero-day chain.
Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 concluded with more than $1.2 million paid for exploits against phones, printers, smart speakers, smart home hubs, AI infrastructure, and cloud databases. Ikotas Labs earned the full $300,000 for chaining multiple bugs to remotely hack a Google Pixel 10; Tim Becker and Yves Bieri received $150,000, and Dimitrios Valsamaras and Ken Gannon earned $112,500 for chaining a zero-day with a known flaw. Other rewarded targets included the Sonos Era 300 ($50,000), Oracle Autonomous AI Database, OpenAI Codex, Nvidia Dynamo, LiteLLM, Philips Hue Bridge Pro, Samsung Galaxy S26, Lexmark/Brother printers, and Garmin Index BPM. Vendors receive full exploit details; the iPhone 17 and WhatsApp prizes went unclaimed.